No Name Key

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No Name Key
The real key deer, Odocoileus virginianus clavium, a white-tailed deer is endemic to the island
The real key deer , Odocoileus virginianus clavium , a white-tailed deer is endemic to the island
Waters Atlantic Ocean
Archipelago Lower Keys, Florida Keys
Geographical location 24 ° 41 ′ 33 "  N , 81 ° 19 ′ 33"  W Coordinates: 24 ° 41 ′ 33 "  N , 81 ° 19 ′ 33"  W
No Name Key (Florida)
No Name Key
length 4.8 km
width 1.8 km
surface 4.04 km²
Highest elevation 1  m

No Name Key is an island in the Florida Keys . It belongs to Monroe County in the US state of Florida .

The area of ​​the island is 4.04 km², with a length of 4.8 kilometers and a maximum width of 1.8 kilometers. It is inhabited by around 45 homeowners.

The island has the status of “Area of ​​Critical State Concern”. The use of land and resources therefore requires special approval from the state administration. This status serves to protect nature and the landscape. It prevents the approval of extensive projects to expand the infrastructure.

history

The name “No Name” for the island appeared as early as 1849 in a travel description from FH Gerdes .

In 1927 a wooden bridge was built from Big Pine Key to No Name Key. The island was the beginning of State Road 4A , which opened up the western islands of the Florida Keys to Key West from here . On the east side of No Name was a car ferry to mainland Florida. At the ferry terminal, a hotel was operated under the name “No Name Lodge”.

In 1948 the wooden bridge was destroyed by a storm. The traffic connection between the Florida Keys and the mainland was then led past No Name Key directly from Big Pine Key to the east. The No Name Lodge and the connecting road across the island were left to decay.

In 1967 the bridge to Big Pine Key was rebuilt in concrete.

In 1982, at the instigation of the Florida Department of Environment Protection, the pier of the ferry connection and the associated coastal fortifications were removed.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g History of No Name Key by Jerry Wilkinson (English).
  2. ↑ 380.05 Areas of critical state concern , Florida Statutes (English).
  3. ^ Order of the Department of Community Affairs, Florida . Rejection of a development plan by the administration for violating the provisions of the “Area of ​​Critical State Concern” status.

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